Tech Writing Week 3 Vocab

A ________ of deafening alarm bells made the little kids cry.

The road came to an ________ end.

The major events of Woodman's _________ have clearly marked her artistic growth.

The desire for Taylor Swift concert tickets caused a _______ scramble to get into the ticketmaster queue.

She looked taken aback for a second; the change of subject had been ___________.

She took a _________ back at the girls, who all paid close attention.

"Witch" and "which" is a ___________ in most accents (because they are pronounced the same).

A _________ of rhythms and sounds stream through the studio walls and flood the air.

_________ was my favorite subject at school.

There was an _________  change in the weather.

His father told him to study something useful, so he studied chemistry and _______.

He simply needed to escape that __________ of piping voices.

She was in terrible _______ after breaking her leg.

Suddenly, she had a terrible feeling and a _________ of disaster.

Without a word or a ________ around the room he sat down by himself.

Howard Dean was often brusque and _____ with the press.

As a work of literary ________ and analysis, American Sympathy is compelling.

He became ________ when he couldn't find the key.

Julie would have aced her quiz if she hadn't mixed up a homonym with a ____________.

Action must be taken to __________ further accidents.

The storm caused an _______ power failure.

Every measure had been taken to ________ a disaster.

It was ________ to watch him suffer like that.

She was in ______ after the operation.

First responders made _________ attempts to resuscitate the girl.

Some knowledge of Shapiro's ________ is open to any reader in the dedication.

Puzzles are rarely straightforward, using ___________ and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep players challenged.

Window locks won't ______ a determined burglar from getting in.

Rachel gave herself a last ________ in the mirror before she left for the party.

Yet men dominate in this field also, even in fiction, poetry, literary ________.

The building featured a ___________ of architectural styles.

Institutions should be molded around human _______ rather than the other way around.

The medicine relieves the ________ of muscle cramps very quickly.

She was ________ with worry when the children didn't come back.

The official _________ of the novelist is out tomorrow.

Often the groupings are tricky, based on slang usages, alternative definitions, and _____________.

Waiting for news was ______ after the plane crash.

There’s a blurred line as to whether these are dreams or ___________.

Vaccination can __________ the illness but not cure it.

He grabbed my arm to ________ me from falling.

A closer ________ told me it was Angelo.

He had a _________ of imminent disaster with the hurricane formation.

Police struggled to calm the ___________ watchers down.

How are you going to _______ him from finding out about the party?

He had a ____________ that this would be their last meeting.

A _______ at his watch told him that it was way past dinner time.

Race and ethnicity are neither natural nor given: they have no basis in human _______.

She glanced at Bev and realized her friend was worried about the ___________.